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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, 1.5 million people in the U.S. were estimated to have myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome, or ME/CFS, with an annual economic impact of $36 billion to $51 billion. Due to COVID-19, the total ME/CFS prevalence could rise to between 5 million and 9 million people. This would…

Around one in five vaccinated Britons with Omicron or Delta strain experienced diarrhoea as a symptom

Fainting and fatigue may signal onset of variant, experts say

UK weathered fifth wave of infections earlier this summer driven by new Omicron variants but coronavirus continues to linger this autumn

‘Even having had Omicron, we’re not well protected from further infections,’ said Prof Danny Altmann

With Fiji “open for happiness” and a COVID test no longer required on arrival, the temptation to take that long awaited tropical holiday may be stronger than ever.

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Global weekly deaths down to 11,118 on 5 September – the lowest level since March 2020

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," he said.

The country's Prime Minister has said it is 'time to safely turn the page' as mask and vaccine mandates are dropped.